The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2021
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
1:00 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1219
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -7.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.46° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.73° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.